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Consolidate Agreetnp-t-Final <br />C. Effect of Termination. <br />Page 19 of I9 <br />l) Except as provided in patagi~aph (Z) of this section or in the MOU or by other applicable law or <br />agreernents, upon termination of. this Agreement and services provided by Business Associate, for any <br />reason, Business Associate shall'retutn or destroy all electronic protected health information and other <br />protected health information received from Covered Entity, or .created or received by Business <br />Associate on behalf of Covered Entity. This provision shall apply to electronic protected health <br />information and other protected health information-that is in the possession of subcontractors or agents <br />of Business Associate_ Business Associate shall retain no copies of the electronic protected health <br />information or other protected health information. <br />2) In the event chat Business Associate. determines that returning or destroying the electronic protected <br />health information or other protected health information is not feasible, Business Associate shall <br />provide to Covered Entity notification of the conditions that make return or destruction not feasible. <br />Business Associate shall extend the protections of this Agreement to such electronic protected health <br />information and other protected health information and limit further uses and disclosures of such <br />electronic protected health infon~raiion and other protected health information for those purposes that <br />make the return or destruction infeasible, for so long as Business Associate maintains such electronic <br />protected health information and other protected health information. . . <br />6. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITION5 <br />a. This Agreement amends and is part of the, MOU. <br />b. Except as provided in this Agreement, all terms and conditions of the MOU shall retrain in force <br />and shall apply to this Agreentettt as if set forth fully herein. <br />c. In the event of a conflict in terms between this Agreement and the MOU, the interpretation that is <br />in accordance with the Privacy and Security Rules shall prevail. In the event that a conflict then <br />remains, the MOU terms shall prevail so. long as they are in accordance with the Privacy and <br />..Security Rules. <br />d. A breach of this Agreement by Business Associate shall be considered sufficient basis for Covered <br />Entity to terminate the MOU for cause. <br />SIGNATURES <br />~~ <br />,, s1 r ~.~ ~ - r - -' ~.,L ~ -_ <br />Covered Lntity (Local health Dept) <br />~a <br />~~L <br />~~~~ ~~ ~. <br />/ T <br />